This law ratifies resolutions and amendments approved during the Conference held in Manila in 2010 on International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).

The Law approves accession of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims. The instrument of accession was accompanied by the following reservation: 'The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves its right to exclude the application of the provisions of article 2, paragraphs (d) and (e), according to article18(1) of the Convention'.